By Nnameka Austin, Abuja
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has distanced itself from misleading messages circulating via a spoofed version of its 66019 short code.
JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, stated that these messages are not from JAMB, describing them as fraudulent and intended to sow confusion.
Dr. Benjamin said the messages instruct candidates, some of whom have already sat for the resit examination and received their results, to reprint their examination slips for a resit examination.
He added that there are currently no scheduled examinations, and candidates who have successfully completed the resit examination and received their results need not be concerned.
“The only examination that JAMB is planning to conduct, which has yet to be scheduled, is the foreign examination held in nine countries across Europe, the Middle East, and certain African nations.
“Additionally, there will be a mop-up examination for candidates who missed the main and resit examinations and have been granted waivers only for 2025 to participate in the usual mop-up for those who experienced biometric failures,” he said.
The examination body urged the public to disregard these deceptive messages as those qualified for the mop-up examination, as specified, will be duly notified once preparations are finalised.
